1. The rainwater drained off.

2. After curdling, the whey was drained off, and the fresh curds were eaten.

3. Thereafter the soil columns are allowed to equilibrate and the excess water is drained off by gravity.

4. It fears that its massive attempts to " stimulate " domestic job growth are being drained off as fatter profits for Australian mining companies .

5. Buttermilk is the liquid that’s drained off during the churning of cream to make butter (as the fat splits from the water)